This new MWNF Travel Book was conceived not long before the war started. All texts refer to the pre-war situation and are our expression of hope that Syria, a land that witnessed the evolution of ...

(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN — In 1189, after the victorious siege which started in 1187 and the crusaders' fall of Hatting, Saladin came into possession of the castles of Shawbak and Karak, where the ...

(MENAFN- Jordan Times) AMMAN - Petra and its hinterland, particularly Montreal (Shobak Castle) were part of a defensive system in 12th and 13th centuries. Ajloun, Karak and Shobak were often changing ...

Recent years have seen growing interest in mediaeval Arab cooking, as a new translation of a 13th-century Syrian recipe book reveals, writes David Tresilian But rather like London buses that always ...

The Battle of Chaldiran soon led to the region’s other pivotal battle of the era. Having secured his empire’s eastern flank, the Ottoman Sultan Selim I could turn his attention to the southwest, where ...